Is it true that Slack can't scale to companies with thousands of people? I've heard that Uber uses HipChat instead for that reason.
I don't think that's true. I've worked w/ GA and they use slack and they have thousands of employees.
Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon
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#212I was the person that first brought Slack into our company. I worked hard to get people to start using it and now it's used a great deal. So now, I find myself using email more again. Slack seems to bring with it expectations of instant replies and lately I find myself preferring the more asynchronous nature of email. I do like that the Slack archive is generally open and searchable to all, but the interruptions suck…
You might want to consider a deep collaboration tool (specifically built for asynchronous communication) like TMail21 (https://tmail21.com) . Deep Collaboration makes Deep Work possible.
For more on Deep Work, you can check out Cal Newport's book by the same name. (http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/ ). It's a great read and definitely makes one rethink productivity.
Re: Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon
#213I was the person that first brought Slack into our company. I worked hard to get people to start using it and now it's used a great deal. So now, I find myself using email more again. Slack seems to bring with it expectations of instant replies and lately I find myself preferring the more asynchronous nature of email. I do like that the Slack archive is generally open and searchable to all, but the interruptions suck…
Yeah, I hate hangouts/gchat for that reason as it is inside gmail. So annoying. Same with Facebook messenger. If I want you to get in touch with me you can send me an SMS/iMessage.
Re: Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon
#214I was the person that first brought Slack into our company. I worked hard to get people to start using it and now it's used a great deal. So now, I find myself using email more again. Slack seems to bring with it expectations of instant replies and lately I find myself preferring the more asynchronous nature of email. I do like that the Slack archive is generally open and searchable to all, but the interruptions suck…
Yeah, I hate hangouts/gchat for that reason as it is inside gmail. So annoying. Same with Facebook messenger. If I want you to get in touch with me you can send me an SMS/iMessage.
Just because the chat sends instantly doesn't mean you have to reply instantly. I think that's a poor reason to stay away from a service like Slack
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A glorified IRC client built on web tech... that everybody uses. Tech is only one small part of a business. Slack provides real value to millions of people, $9B certainly doesn't seem an unreasonable valuation to me.
>that everybody uses You're spending too much time in the tech industry. Even if you double the daily active users from a year ago, that doesn't even reach 5% of the US population.
5% of the US population seems very large to me if that's right... They make a lot more money than something like facebook per user - even though we don't know how many organizations are paid vs free.
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>Look what they are doing to Skype by making it more like Snapchat Yes I was definitely thrown for a loop with the new Skype that auto-installed on my phone. I'm a boring 37 year old developer that needs skype for business calls, why the hell does it now look like some teenager's social app?
Exactly. Way to abandon most of older folks who actually purchase Skype credits. PS. ux-app looks interesting. I can give some feed back as a designer if you want.
> PS. ux-app looks interesting. I can give some feed back as a designer if you want.
Thanks :) and yes, I'd love to hear your feedback, me email is eli@ux-app.com
Re: Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon
#217I'd only do an acquire. Slack is on the ropes.
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We all asked the same question about Facebook. All social networks before Facebook had faded away. But, Facebook didn't. Potential Slack buyers think that Slack is also here to stay in a similar manner. EDIT: I'm not saying Slack is Facebook. One reason why I think Slack may survive longer than ICQ, Skype etc is how well integrated it is with all other services. For a tool to replace Slack, it should also provide the…
Skype has been going strong for 14 years. It's not impossible of course, but I have my doubts Slack will endure that long in its current form.
Yeah, I was primarily talking about using Skype for business / work messaging. Hence the point about integration etc.
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#219I would think Discord was a better fit for Amazon. 1. Great fit with twitch. 2. Seems like it could be "forked internally" and reskinned to compete with slack in the business space too.
Discord is the better app at this point. Even for business use. But Slack from an acquisition POV must be different. They have revenue, traction, and that all important paying subscriber base. It's like everyone has always said. Slack is just a chat app. It's not about the app, but rather, what they achieved with it. I love discord so much part of me wants Amazon to buy Slack just so it would kill it (or MS or Verizo…
> Discord is the better app at this point. Even for business use.
That, and the gaming specific branding, are the only reasons I can think of why businesses might not even consider Discord.
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#220Too late to buy, Slack is such old news now and their market is super saturated. This could have been a decent decision several years ago, but not now.
https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=slack Although the search data would indicate Slack is still super hot - I tend to agree (anecdotally) that the market is saturated, first movers have already ... moved, and most likely growth will be slow.
https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=slack,discord
So far of course Slack is still much more popular among business users, but I've anecdotally noticed a big surge in Discord usage among consumers (on Reddit especially).